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Jennifer Clyburn Reed
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| Federal Co-Chair of the Southeast Crescent Regional Commission | |
| Assumed office December 9, 2021 |
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| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | TBC |
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| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Walter A. Reed |
| Children | Walter A. Clyburn Reed |
| Relatives | Jim Clyburn (father) Mignon Clyburn (sister) |
| Education | University of South Carolina (BA, MAT, EdS) Nova Southeastern University (EdD) |
Jennifer Clyburn Reed is an American businesswoman and a retired schoolteacher. She served as the federal co-chair of the Southeast Crescent Regional Commission from 2021 to 2025. This commission helps improve the economy in parts of the southeastern United States.
Reed is also a co-owner of 49 Magnolia, a company that buys and sells property. She is the chief executive officer of the Palmetto Issues Conference, a group that works to make society fairer for everyone. Before her work in business and government, she was a schoolteacher for 28 years. She also directed a center at the University of South Carolina that focused on education for African American students.
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Early Life and Education
Jennifer Clyburn Reed is the middle daughter of Emily England and Jim Clyburn. Her father, Jim Clyburn, is a well-known politician who has been a U.S. Representative for South Carolina since 1993. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Jennifer's older sister is Mignon Clyburn.
Jennifer studied political science at the University of South Carolina in the 1990s. She also helped with Stephen K. Benjamin's campaign when he ran for student government president.
Reed has three degrees from the University of South Carolina. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science, a Master of Arts in Teaching, and an Education Specialist degree in teaching. She also received a Doctor of Education degree in educational leadership from Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Career Highlights
Teaching and Education Work
Jennifer Clyburn Reed taught as an elementary and middle schoolteacher for 28 years. She worked at Dent Middle School, where she helped students prepare for college through a program called Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID).
She also worked for the South Carolina Department of Education as an education specialist. She helped schools improve reading skills as a literacy coach for the South Carolina Reading Initiative. Reed taught English language arts as well. She retired from teaching in November 2020.
Until 2021, Reed was the director of the Center for the Education and Equity of African American Students at the University of South Carolina. She helped create the Apple Core Initiative, a scholarship program for new students at the university. Reed also served on the committee that selected students for the Emily Clyburn Honors College Scholarship at South Carolina State University.
Business and Community Work
Reed is a co-owner of 49 Magnolia Blossom, a company that invests in property. She and her husband rented office space to Tom Steyer's presidential campaign in 2020.
She is also the chief executive officer of the Palmetto Issues Conference. This advisory group works to support fair economic and social policies. In November 2020, Reed made plans to fix up the Alston House in Columbia, South Carolina.
Role in Politics
In 2020, Reed was a board member for Unite the Country PAC. This group supported Joe Biden's presidential campaign.
In August 2021, U.S. President Joe Biden chose Reed to be the federal co-chair of the Southeast Crescent Regional Commission. The U.S. Senate approved her appointment on December 9, 2021. In this important role, Reed worked on economic issues and poverty in the Southeastern United States. Her term ended in 2025.
Personal Life
Jennifer Clyburn Reed is married to Walter A. Reed, who is from Mississippi. They have two adult children, Walter A. Clyburn Reed and Sydney Reed Jackson.
